Wow. I can't believe that I'm going to be 27 in two days. What a difference a year can make. A year ago, I was living in the smallest little shoebox apartment, thousands of miles away from home, hundreds of miles from Mike, trying to adjust to life in California. Now, Mike and I are engaged, living in the same city, and we have an . . .

How was everyone's weekend? We had family in town - it's so surreal sometimes that we have our own place and we get to play host and hostess. My mom always made hosting look effortless. I swear, we could have twenty guests show up at our door unannounced, and she'd somehow pull together a four course meal to feed them all. And she'd do it while . . .

Happy Monday guys! How was everyone's weekend? Mike and I went down to San Diego for the day yesterday, so I'm spending today getting organized. We have a 750 square foot apartment, and I swear, one thing on the ground makes the entire place look chaotic.
Mike and I are both used to single family homes in the suburbs of Illinois, so apartment . . .

Hi guys! Hope everyone had a great weekend! I went bridesmaids dress shopping today with my future sister-in-law. It was very enlightening. I had a lot preconceived notions before going into this process, and trying own gowns and discussing options with her has given me some different points of view.
I'll share all about that tomorrow, but in the . . .

Last night, I had the exciting opportunity to attend the Weddington Way launch party in Santa Monica! It was absolute perfect timing for me - as I've shared, I'm currently struggling with the bridesmaids dress selection process. It's difficult to dictate price and style to six very different women. Weddington Way's collection was beautiful - . . .

Hi guys! Hope everyone's having a great week. Today has been crazy, so I'm going to cut to it. Excited to share this WAYF two-piece set!
Shop the top here. Shop the pants here. Shop the wedges here.
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Happy Monday everyone! What did you do this weekend? Mike and I drove to San Diego for a baby shower - I feel like I haven't stopped moving in weeks. I'm trying to slow down in the next few days and take some me-time. Question of the day: did you choose your bridesmaids dresses, or did you let them choose? If you chose their dresses, how did you . . .

Okay, guys. It's here. The thing that is flooding your Insta news feeds and giving you the itch to shop - The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale.I shopped it yesterday, and holy cow. I'm not going to lie to you. At first glance, I wasn't as thrilled as everyone else. I actually wasn't sure I'd buy anything.And then I went to the store.So many amazing and . . .

Hope everyone's having a good week! We're just days away from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale - sharing my latest favorite purchase from Nordstrom - this Sun and Shadow Tank, which is under $40! Shop the top here. Shop the shorts here. Shop the wedges here. Shop the sunnies here. . . .

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Hi everyone! Thanks for visiting my passion project. I'm a 28-year-old Lebanese-American with a love for carbs, musicals, and sappy rom-coms. I work in television, though the views and ideas expressed here are my own. As someone for whom a sixty hour work week is not out of the ordinary, I've struggled to find easy ways to stay on top of the rest of my life. This blog is geared toward anyone trying to find balance - eating well, dressing well, maintaining good health, etc. I'm going to spend time sharing what works for me and what's helped me simplify. I hope it helps you, too!